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Alvin Hall
is an author and broadcaster, and the presenter of Radio 4's In Alistair Cooke’s Footsteps
Blog posts in total 2
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Lost Letters from America join 12 of Cooke’s best, selected by Alvin Hall
When Radio 4 launched an appeal last year for lost Letter from America recordings by legendary broadcaster Alistair Cooke, no one dreamed it would turn up more than 600 missing programmes.
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Alistair Cooke's top 12 Letters from America - as selected by Alvin Hall
I met Alistair Cooke only once - it was a typical New York City chance encounter - as we were both on our way to our dentists at 800 Fifth Avenue. Cooke had come downtown from his apartment and I had come uptown from mine. I recognised him immediately.